Communities

Kids and Community(website for kids developed by America's city planners; explores how to create communities, live in them, and change them)
Houghton Mifflin (Communities) (website for kids created by Houghton Mifflin)

Timeline Generator

(Kids can make their own 6-event or 9-event horizontal or vertical timelines)

Recreation

Recreation in Alaska (links to many things to do in Alaska)
Recreation in Mansfield

Daniel Boone

Biography.com (includes Quick Facts and videos)
Links to Many Boone Related Sites
The State Historical Society of Missouri (includes timeline)
Encyclopedia of World Biography
Enchanted Learning

Christopher Columbus

Explorers (biography, games, activities, quizzes, etc.)
Kidport Reference Library
Biography.com
Enchanted Learning
Columbus Day songs, crafts, activities

Juan de Onate

The Pirate King
Biography.com
Infoplease
Texas Almanac - First Thanksgiving?
Early Explorers of Texas (timeline)

Pierre-Charles L'Enfant

Fact Monster
Britannica.com
Infoplease
U.S. Embassy Kids

Benjamin Banneker

Social Studies for Kids
Astronomy for Kids
Biography.com
Who Was Benjamin Banneker?
Inventor Biographies

Benjamin Franklin

Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
Liberty's Kids
Learning Games for Kids (interactive games and quizzes about Ben Franklin)
Social Studies for Kids
KidsKonnect.com (biography & links)
USHistory.org (includes links to his inventions, timeline, games, etc.)
Ben Franklin Timeline
Online Resources, Library Resources, and Activity Resources

Founding Fathers

Congress for Kids (includes lots of great links)
Name that Founding Father (game)
Crafts & Projects
Which Founding Father Are You? (game)
Teaching American History (online learning module)

Kadir Nelson

Reading Rockets (video interview)
Scholastic.com (biography)
KadirNelson.com (shows his artwork)
Art Museum Exhibit

Tomie dePaola (pronounced Tommy da-POW-la)

Tomie.com
Reading Rockets (video interview)
Houghton Mifflin
KidsReads.com

Phillis Wheatley

Liberty's Kids
Biography.com
Women's History
Women in History
Archiving Early America

Carmen Lomas Garza

Hispanic Research Center
Carmen Lomas Garza--In Her Own Words
Oral History Interview (Transcript and 4-hour interview)
CarmenLomasGarza.com

Laura Ingalls Wilder

Biography.com
Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Home & Museum
Letter from Laura Ingalls Wilder
Laura Ingalls Wilder Kids Activity Center (Book quizzes, word finds, and coloring pages)
Pictures of the Ingalls' Dugout Site
Fact Monster
Encyclopedia of World Biography

Bill Martin Jr.

BillMartinJr.com
Reading Rockets (video interview)
Scholastic.com
Study Guide for Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (pdf)
Author Study (Lesson plans and links)

Ruby Bridges

RubyBridges.com
Interview
Scholastic.com (video interview)

Henry Ford

Encyclopedia of World Biography
The Life of Henry Ford (museum)
Henry Ford games and activities

Hurricane Katrina

BBC
Scholastic News
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - Kids' Pages

Articles about Facebook and its Impact

Teens Favor Social Media Blogs
Today's Kids Face Facebook Depression
Facebook for Kids

Webkinz

Video Explanation of Webkinz

9/11

Video
Talking with Kids Who Are Too Young to Remember
Links for Teaching Kids about 9/11
The Little Chapel that Stood (digital storybook)
K-12 Lessons & Activities on 9/11

Six Flags Over Texas

Transportation

New York City Subway
Chicago "L"
Texas Trinity Express

MISD School Board

City of Mansfield website

Mayor & City Council of Mansfield